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{{Short description|New Zealand cricketer (born 1982)}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Luke Woodcock
| image =
| country = New Zealand
| full_name = Luke James Woodcock
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|3|19|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Wellington]], New Zealand
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| heightm =
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = [[Left-arm orthodox spin]]
| role = All-rounder
| family =
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2010–2011
| odidebutdate = 29 January
| odidebutyear = 2011
| odidebutagainst = Pakistan
| odicap = 164
| lastodidate = 25 October
| lastodiyear = 2011
| lastodiagainst = Zimbabwe
| odishirt =
| T20Idebutdate = 28 December
| T20Idebutyear = 2010
| T20Idebutagainst = Pakistan
| T20Icap = 47
| lastT20Idate = 17 October
| lastT20Iyear = 2011
| lastT20Iagainst = Zimbabwe
| club1 = [[Wellington cricket team|Wellington]]
| year1 = 2001/02–2019
| clubnumber1 =
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches1 = 4
| runs1 = 14
| bat avg1 = 14.00
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 11
| deliveries1 = 164
| wickets1 = 3
| bowl avg1 = 51.66
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 2/58
| catches/stumpings1 = 0/–
| column2 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches2 = 3
| runs2 = –
| bat avg2 = –
| 100s/50s2 = –
| top score2 = –
| deliveries2 = 60
| wickets2 = 1
| bowl avg2 = 70.00
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 1/30
| catches/stumpings2 = 1/–
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches3 = 144
| runs3 = 7,604
| bat avg3 = 35.69
| 100s/50s3 = 11/41
| top score3 = 220[[not out|*]]
| deliveries3 = 12,827
| wickets3 = 141
| bowl avg3 = 43.57
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 4/3
| catches/stumpings3 = 72/–
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches4 = 129
| runs4 = 2,008
| bat avg4 = 24.48
| 100s/50s4 = 1/11
| top score4 = 102
| deliveries4 = 4,913
| wickets4 = 105
| bowl avg4 = 38.02
| fivefor4 = 0
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 4/36
| catches/stumpings4 = 40/–
| date = 10 January
| year = 2019
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/38920.html ESPNcricinfo
}}

'''Luke James Woodcock''' (born 19 March 1982) is a former New Zealand [[cricket]]er who has played for [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] in limited over internationals. He also played for [[Wellington cricket team|Wellington]] in New Zealand's domestic competitions. An [[all-rounder]], he batted left handed and bowled [[left-arm orthodox spin]]. In March 2019, Woodcock announced his retirement from the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26261049/luke-woodcock-announces-retirement-cricket |title=Woodcock announces retirement from cricket |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=14 March 2019}}</ref>

==Domestic career==
In October 2017, in the [[2017–18 Plunket Shield season]], he and [[Michael Papps]] made an opening partnership of 432 runs for Wellington. This was the highest opening partnership and the highest partnership for any wicket in [[first-class cricket]] in New Zealand.<ref name="Papps316">{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/98171553/michael-papps-and-luke-woodcock-smash-records-with-mammoth-opening-stand-for-wellington-against-auckland |title=Michael Papps and Luke Woodcock smash records with mammoth opening stand for Wellington |access-date=24 October 2017 |work=Stuff}}</ref><ref name="PappsWoodcock">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11936240 |title=Cricket: Michael Papps and Luke Woodcock smash records with mammoth opening stand for Wellington |access-date=24 October 2017 |work=New Zealand Herald}}</ref>

The following month, he played in his 128th game for Wellington, the most first-class appearances for a player with one team in New Zealand.<ref name="Woodcock128">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11940901 |title=Plunket Shield: Meet the ultimate cricket tragic |access-date=7 November 2017 |work=New Zealand Herald}}</ref>

In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Wellington for the 2018–19 season.<ref name="con1819">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23797021/central-districts-drop-jesse-ryder-contracts-list |title=Central Districts drop Jesse Ryder from contracts list |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=15 June 2018}}</ref>

==International career==
He has represented New Zealand in the [[One Day International]] and [[Twenty20 International]] forms of the game, making his debuts against [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] during the 2010–11 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-pakistan-2010/content/story/498316.html |title=Luke Woodcock called up for third ODI|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{New Zealand Squad 2011 Cricket World Cup}}

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[[Category:1982 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:New Zealand cricketers]]
[[Category:Wellington cricketers]]
[[Category:New Zealand One Day International cricketers]]
[[Category:New Zealand Twenty20 International cricketers]]
[[Category:Cricketers at the 2011 Cricket World Cup]]
[[Category:People educated at Newlands College]]
[[Category:21st-century New Zealand sportsmen]]

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